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All In The Language Family: The Inuit Languages

What are the Inuit languages, and where are they spoken? As you might guess if you’ve heard the te...

How Many People Speak Portuguese, And Where Is It Spoken?

Portuguese is among the 10 most spoken languages in the world, but only 5 percent of its speakers li...

The Anti-Commercial Appeal Of Literature In Minority Languages

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Quiz: Do You Remember The Words That Defined 2020?

Language, for the most part, seems to change pretty slowly. Teens might start using new words like &...

How To Apologize In Italian

To start with a word to the wise: Italians are not prone to the sort of over-apologizing that’...

The History Of Solresol: A Musical Attempt At A Universal Language

Music is sometimes called the universal language. When people say that, they usually mean that a pow...

A Beginner’s Guide To The Eurovision Song Contest

Each spring, countries across Europe (and a few other continents) compete in one of the most gruelin...

Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About The Irish Accent

Often described as a lilting brogue, the Irish accent is a fascinating variety of English full of ou...

30 Foreign-Language Words That Sound Dirty To English Speakers (But Aren’t)

The funny thing about living in a world with roughly 7,000 spoken languages is that inevitably, spea...

Vintage Spanish Words For Passionate Readers

If you’ve ever decided to read a few “classic” Spanish books in your free time, you mi...

Who Are The Most Multilingual Athletes In The World?

When we talk about athletes, we’re often focused on their batting average, their running speed...

Why Is It So Hard To Lose Your Accent As An Adult?

It’s not your fault if you’ve been conditioned to believe that your best language-learni...

Do You Need To Speak French In Quebec?

So, you want to move to Montreal or Quebec City. Often billed as a slice of Europe within North Amer...

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